Culinary utensil



Nov. 27, 1923; 1,'475,316 v E. RANDALL v v Patented Nov. 27, 1923.

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VICTOR E. BANDALL, BAT'I'LE CREEK, MICI-IIGAN; ASSIGNORTO WALTER S;CLEM- g z NCE,V or'- BATTLE CREEK, vminil-"LIGAn.

, c'trLnvAaYv UrENsIL.

' ,application fi'ied Juiyiafleaz. ,serial Na. 576,132. i

Tocalp whom z't may concern: p

Be 'it known that I, VICTOR E; RAN'nALL, V a lcitizeu of the UnitedStates. residing at Battle Creek, in the county of Calho'un and State ofMichigan, have invented' certain new and useful'mprovements in CulinaryUtensils, of which the following description, V

taken in connection with theA 'appended claims and accompanyingdrawings, formsl 1o a specification. f v

The present inventionrelates more particularly to a combination choppingknife and pastry cutter, the same being so constructed that by means ofa detachable concentric center cutter carrying a stripping orexpellingdevice pastry in the nature of cookies7 doughnuts and friedcakes having central openings may be formed and the dough readilyexpelled from the central or hole-forming cutter without any specialvolition on the part of the operator.

The advantages of a central cutting device capable of expelling thesevered dough that ordinarily accumulates in central cut-ters of asimilar nature will be readily apparent.

An important object in the present device is to furnish a cutting bladeof an endurvegetables such as potatoes, cabbages, etc., in the making ofvarious culinary products,

and so forming the handle member that the same will be easy tograsp anduse, and

at the same time provide bracing members for the chopping blade that thesame will not readily tilt and get out of alignment with its handle, andalso afi'ord a very rigid and convenient housing and socket for theinner detachable center Cutting blade.

In the drawings forming a part of this specifioation, Figure 1 is aVertical elevation of my improved culinary utensil, the dotted linesshowing the detachable center cutter or hole-forming blade.

Fig. 2 is an inverse view of the device.

F ig 3 is a perspective view of the center cutting blade and theexpelling plunger in normal position therein.

Fig. 4 is a Perspective view of an expelling plunger.

Like marks of reference refer to corresponding parts in the differentviews, in which A represents the circular main cutting blade; B, thehandle electrically welded or otherwise attached to the blade at theextremities of the legs l curved to engage the mg nature capable of usefor chopping,

upper edge of the blade, as sho wnyvC, the

detachable cylindrical o'aen-ended-` center Cutting blade; and D,'the`1p'lunger 'or expelling weight having the guiding and retaining lugs 2vdiametrically,arranged at. its upperend.f 'o' l L lPreferably thehandlel 'member Bis of seamltss'steelftubing of thin gauge formedsli'tting the free end thereof into a series of cuniform ovateteeth3-,which when bent vto meet 'at their edgesV 'will form a hemi-`spherical ended handle, ,the opposite end preferably being sltted intofour equal por'- tions and cutting away a portion of the metal wherebytapering round-ended portions after having been properly shaped willform curved outstanding legs 4 adapted to be attached about the upperedge of the circular outer cutting blade A. The blade` as shown is astrip of steel cut into at one of its ends to form a projecting ear 4which when the blade portion abuts will allow said ear 4 to overlap theopposite end of said blade at which place a leg 1 of thel handle isattached by a rivet or weld, as expedient,

Vto secure the assemblage of parts intact.

The hole or center Cutting bladeC is a round tubular sheet formed fromXX tin, of rectangular form, and it isfprovided with elongated slots 5so shaped that when a plunger D is in operative position within thetubular blade, as shown, the lugs 2 of said plunger will protrudethrough the longitudinally-formed slots 5 at opposite points of saidblade and prevent saidplunger from dislodgment therewith. The plunger Dwhen fitted within its blade is aligned at its lower end with thecutting edge of the enclosing blade for the purpose. of ejecting anypastry dough that might have a tendency to lodge or remain within saidblade when elevated in the operation of cutting doughnuts slightly apartfor a portion of its llength to v i provide suflicient res'iliency toprevent the blade from dislodgment from the socket or opening in thehandle member B when the former is seated therein, yet permitting thesame to be dislodged by pulling it from the handle portion. Thearrangement of the parts is such that when the center blade C is inoperative position Within the handle meni ber B, the Cutting edges ofthe blades A and C Will align on a common plane When the upper end ofthe latter engages the curve at the free end of the hemisphercal end ofsaid handle.

From the foregoing explanation taken inV connection with the drawings,it is believed the operation, advantages and general utility of myimproved culinaryl utensil Will be full comprehended.

aving, therefore, set forth my invention,

what I claim las new and desire to Secure said handle member` saidtubular blade-near its cutting end being f'ormed' With oppositelydisposedvertcal' slots and va plunger carried Withinl the lower end lofsaid blade and having lugs adapt-,ed ,to extend through' Vsaid slotsandfper-mit said plunger to be reciprocated in said cylndrical blade, asand foi` the purpose set forth. V V

2. In a device of the class set forth, the combination'of a hole-Cuttingblade tubular in form and open at both ends, and a plunger or Weightcarried at the Cutting end of said blade, said plunger adapted toliecoincident Wththe cuttingv edge of said blade normally and to be movedWithin said blade,

the opposite end of said blade being slitted4 and formingl a circularfriction extension, substantially. as set forth.

vIoToR E. RANDALL.

WtnessGS I H. BALDORFF, C, E. SmrK-

